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Anybody here in the cattle business?
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:03 pm
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:03 pm
I'm pretty inexperienced and got thrown head first into the deep end. Looking for good advice anywhere I can.
This post was edited on 7/19/17 at 9:06 pm
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Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:11 pm to Soup Sammich
How deep is the deep end?
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:19 pm to Soup Sammich
Google your state cattlemans association officers. Most are eager to teach.
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:46 pm to Soup Sammich
We run about 250 head. I haven't gone to the sale barn in a while but I think prices are down right now compared to a few years ago.
Feed costs can eat at you. When there is a good summer with plentiful rain it is always a good idea to stock up and store hay. When there is a dry summer and nobody is baling locally hay gets very high
Feed costs can eat at you. When there is a good summer with plentiful rain it is always a good idea to stock up and store hay. When there is a dry summer and nobody is baling locally hay gets very high
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:03 am to Soup Sammich
If you're in the cattle business,you're a grass farmer. The sooner you realize why, the better off you'll be.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:56 am to Soup Sammich
Only place you see 40 bulls together is a rodeo.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 9:27 am to Soup Sammich
Just make sure you have a damn good fence and nothing half arse cause cows have an uncanny way of seizing the opportunity to cross a fence
Posted on 7/20/17 at 10:21 am to Soup Sammich
I am assuming he already has a contract for the bulls? Only logical reason for having that many. My cousin does that every two yrs with the Seminole nation but is running them on a lot more than 100 acres. If that is the case then good luck, you will be holding them until maturity around the 2 yr mark. If thats not the case then you need to sell them ASAP.
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 10:22 am
Posted on 7/20/17 at 12:29 pm to Soup Sammich
What's the question? Been in it over 40 years!!
Posted on 7/20/17 at 1:03 pm to Soup Sammich
i have zero experience however my cousin runs a feedlot (10,000 plus head) in Wyoming. He describes his job as a commodity trader. His ability to hedge or not hedge the price of corn determines profit or loss.
I'd spend sometime understanding this part of the business.
I'd spend sometime understanding this part of the business.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 9:31 pm to Soup Sammich
Where is clyde tipton in this thread?
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